I coach my son's soccer team. I wanted more quality time, but realized other kids get the best version of me.
I decided to coach my son's soccer team so we'd have more time together. I realized I was giving all my patience and attention to other kids.
The author coaches his son's soccer team, believing it would provide quality time. However, he discovered other kids received his patience and attention. Signing up to coach his son's soccer team came from his desire to spend more time with his child. The author's assumption was that being in the same place counted as being together, but in reality, attention is more valuable than time spent together.
When coaching, the author is not his son, but a coach managing a group of children and parents on the sidelines. His son receives the patient version of him during practice, but he is depleted of energy by the time they drive home. The author now questions whether to continue coaching next season, considering coaching with only 90% of himself to have something left for his son.
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